Fenlai City is a huge city that accommodates millions of residents. Even looking at the entire Magnolia Continent, Finlai City is a huge city that can be ranked among the top five

This huge Fenlai City is mainly divided into two parts: the East City and the West City. The royal family, nobles, and wealthy businessmen all live in the East City. In addition to a large number of religious buildings of the Holy See of Light, the West City also has many art palaces, such as

The famous Proulx Hall.

Proulx Hall is the top art palace in the entire Magnolia Continent.

This art palace commemorates the greatest stone carving master in the history of the Yulan Continent, Master Proulx of the Pu'ang Empire who was born in the year 3578 of the Yulan Calendar.1

(It was only when I turned around that I discovered that Master Proulx’s first appearance was not said by Grandpa Delin, but by Hogg in Chapter 4 when he was educating Lin Lei at home.)

As the first guild hall in the stone carving industry, Proulx Hall is a holy place for art in the eyes of many stone sculptors.

Of course, it is the eternal art of stone carving, not the art of instant explosion.

For novices, they can also put their stone sculptures in the exhibition hall of Proulx Hall. Although no one may appreciate them, at least they will have a chance.

If one of your stone carvings appears in the expert exhibition hall of the Proulx Hall, it is an affirmation of your stone carving skills.

If you are lucky enough to be placed in the master's exhibition hall, it means that it enjoys a lofty status in the entire Magnolia Continent, and even the king and the nobles at the grand duke level will receive you solemnly.

A simple carriage stopped at the entrance of the Proulx Hall. A young man with brown hair and black eyes got out of the carriage and walked towards the Proulx Hall.

The Proulx Hall is open to the public and is open to all visitors. You only need one gold coin to enter and visit.

Of course, everyone comes here as a guest, but some guests are more noble and fair.

Of course, civilians who come to visit on foot are not as noble as guests who come to visit in carriages. The more gorgeous the carriage, the more noble it is, but some guests...their faces and names represent true nobility.<

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A guest in black robe walked to the door of Proulx Hall.

When the two guards at the door of the Proulx Hall saw the visitor, the reverent look on their faces was different from the ordinary "distinguished guests" received. This reverence was more of a heartfelt enthusiasm.

"Master Hogg, welcome back." The guard in red mail armor said with a smile on his face.

"Ron, Harry, we haven't seen each other for a long time. The Acrylic Curator should be anxious to see me now. Which one of you will lead the way?"

"I'll do it."

Harry, the taller one of the two guards and wearing armor with lightning patterns, rushed to say, and made a gesture to lead the way

Half a quarter of an hour later, an old man with a cane in the hall looked at the middle-aged 'Master Hogg' with an expression of relief on his face.

"Master Hogg, you are finally here." The person in charge of the Proulx Guild Hall in Finlay City, the Acrylic Curator, said this, full of respect and reverence.

Although this "Master Hogg" has average strength, it is said that he is only a sixth-level warrior. In terms of noble status, he is only a small rural noble, with only the title of baron and a small town as his territory.

But Master Hogg’s other identity makes the acrylic curator extremely respected.

He is a top stone carving master.

Master Hogg is one of the only seven stone carving masters in the entire Holy Alliance. Even another one of these seven stone carving masters is also the youngest stone carving master 'Master Linley', and it is the 'Hogg' in front of him.

The Master's eldest son.

Although none of Master Hogg's works can be considered as one of the top ten stone sculptures, he has six works that are close to the "top ten stone sculptures".

"Knight", "Inheritance", "Treasure", "Alchemist", "Thousands of Arrows Firing", "Dance of Life", etc. Even five of these six works were completed within the past three years, and all are considered Magnolia

The most prolific stone carving master in mainland China’s history.

In the past month, Master Hogg completed a several-year trip around the continent and returned to the Holy Alliance before the most important Magnolia Festival in the Magnolia Calendar.

Just half a day ago, a heavyweight invited Baron Hogg. The status of this big shot was so high that even the acrylic curator had to look up to him.

"Oh, has President Dawson arrived already?" Baron Hogg smiled, "The last time we met was at the Magnolia Empire, and this time I was invited to meet again to discuss the art of stone carving."

"Okay, let's go."

The Acrylic Curator nodded. The Proulx Hall is a holy place for stone carving art and a social circle for the upper class.

It's like a tavern for the common people at the bottom, an art salon for ordinary nobles, etc.

Of course, the "upper class" who use Proulx Hall as a social place are not comparable to ordinary nobles.

For example, the guest who "discussed art" with Master Hogg, Monroe Dawson, is the president of the "Dawson Chamber of Commerce", one of the three major chambers of commerce in mainland China. In terms of ability and status, he is no less than a strong man from the Holy Realm.

Even compared to the King of Finlay Kingdom, Monroe Dawson's actual status is higher... Even if the two parties meet and salute, it must be President Dawson, but the real upper-level people in the mainland know how much potential power the Dawson Chamber of Commerce has.

Terrible.

It may not be powerful in terms of military force, but the wealth of the Dawson Chamber of Commerce is even coveted by the two major alliances and the four major empires.

However, it is useless to be greedy.

The Dawson Chamber of Commerce's business network is spread throughout cities in the Magnolia Continent, and it can completely affect the prosperity and decline of a country's economy.

Even the two major alliances and the four major empires are unwilling to break up with the three major chambers of commerce, because once a certain chamber of commerce really breaks up with a certain empire, it is likely to cause the empire's economy to collapse and set back decades in an instant.

This may cause chaos within the empire.

A mere kingdom has no advantage at all in front of the Dawson Chamber of Commerce.

Although the Proulx Guild Hall, the art holy place in Magnolia Continent, is also a very transcendent force, only the chief curator, Director Maia, is qualified to associate with the other party on an equal footing.

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The Acrylic Curator accompanied Baron Hogg to a living room.

Among them was a fat bald man who was two meters tall and had a big belly. This fat bald man, with his height of two meters and his terrifying waistline, probably weighed three to four hundred kilograms.

This man is none other than the president of the Dawson Chamber of Commerce, Monroe Dawson.

At this moment, he was looking at a stone sculpture with great interest.

There are two middle-aged men behind him, one is a blond man with a pair of cold eagle eyes, and the other is a strong red-haired man.

There is no doubt that these two people are both ninth-level powerhouses, and even among the ninth-level powerhouses, they are relatively powerful types.

Hearing the sound of footsteps, Monroe Dawson turned his head and his eyes lit up.

"Brother Hogg, the last time we met was last year... Haha, come and see the stone sculptures I specially asked people to carve for me."

Hogg approached, nodded slightly to the old friend he was not very familiar with, looked at the statue, and immediately showed a strange smile on his face.

This stone sculpture...is carved in the image of Monroe Dawson.

"According to traditional techniques, this stone carving is smooth and exquisite. At least the perfection of the carving is at the level of ordinary works of stone carving masters... Although it does not contain unique charm and soul, it is not easy either."<

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"If you are a master of stone carving, it will take a lot of effort to carve it. If you are a master of stone carving, it is basically the work of their super level."

"But I see the traces in it. It should be the work of Master Difeni. It should have cost you a lot of gold coins."

Master Difeni, one of the stone carving masters of the Holy Alliance, is famous for helping others carve for money.

However, his stone carving skills are acceptable, and his level of pure stone carving is not much lower than Hogg's...

However, the masterpieces of stone carving masters and even masters of stone carving must contain unique charm and soul, so that they can be considered masterpieces.

As for the ordinary works of stone carving masters, it is not necessary to insist on the charm contained in them. No matter how strong the soul is, it is enough to "have it".

This life-size statue of Monroe Dawson can be considered to be of this level.

"Yes, it is the work of Master Di Funi, but it didn't cost many gold coins, only thirty-six thousand gold coins, which is not too much."

Hogg rolled his eyes. Although he knew that the fat man in front of him was probably the richest man on the continent, the price...

"It's not worth it. The ordinary works of the stone carving master have no special charm... Generally, it's not worth thirty to fifty thousand gold coins." Regarding this old friend, Hogg said bluntly, "But the problem is that the essence of stone carving is art.

It's beauty... With the same skill, if he carves flowers or nature... it's all worth the price."

"But carving you...who would appreciate it?"
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